Elder Interview-Franklin Doxtater
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Franklin DoxtaterEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.134Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Doxtater, Franklin (Obituary spells last name -er, but some family have -or ending) Born 03/18/1931 Parents: Callaway Doxtator & Elizabeth (Webster) His father was in World War 1. Frank didn’t know he was Oneida Indian until he was in high school in 1947 or 1948. Frank worked from when he was 16 to when he retired at the age of 62. They would get their medicine from the woods. The family went to a Lutheran church. Frank thinks people could sing Oneida songs anytime not just at wakes. Went to school up in Wittenberg then to bowler at 2nd grade thru 2 years in high school. He quit school and started working then went in to the service in 1951 and got out in 1954, Army. Recommend for the children: Get an Education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military